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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
7
Two men, Lofberg the Swedish sailor and George Maria, cling to a scow suspended 600 feet above Niagara Falls as rescue attempts fail. Fire departments and life-saving crews rushed to the scene near Port Day but could not reach them before midnight, and the craft drifted toward the brink with danger of being swept over.
Levi Tarbell, a laborer, confessed to killing Patrolman John Callahan after robbing two jewelry stores in Duluth Minnesota. He had been in harvest work in Montana and arrived Sunday seeking work at Minnesota Steel. Tarbell claimed he did not intend to kill and that he believed his gun pointed above the pursuer's head. He has a wife and two children in Spokane Washington.
Washington August 6 Daily air mail service between New York and Chicago is planned by the post office department. The route would shorten the Atlantic crossing by about three hours, with Newport as a hub for the service.
New York won the first game of the series against Cincinnati today, 4 to 4. The Giants tied the score in the fifth on a wild throw by Cueto and tallied again in the ninth on a hit by Fletcher, Doyle, and Compton.
A brisk game in the Fifty League saw the A. C. M. team edge Owens-Montgomerys 5 to 2 on a seven inning outing. Vite pitched excellently for the victors with 13 strikeouts, Rabbine Morrell homered, and Witt sparked a seventh inning rally. Grand Circuit action in Cleveland featured The Royal Knight winning the 3:17 trot, with Budlight taking the 2:11 pace and Alma Forbes seizing the 2:13 trot amid a day of racing highlights.
Coroner's jury in Canova investigates a triple shooting at the Royal hotel. Mrs F. M. Dexter, a banker’s wife, was killed by a woman who called herself Mrs J L Williams of Anderson who was then slain by Williams, who killed himself. A money dispute over child support involving Elizabeth Williams, 14, and Delbert Williams, 18, is cited.
He Heer former professional trap shooter won the amateur championship at the grand American trap shoot. Frank Troeh of Vancouver Washington and A J Chen of North Dakota each won events in doubles and singles. Tomlin of Penns Grove New Jersey broke 88 targets and Tomlin missed on the shootoff. Kezik won after a shootoff with Worthington Minnesota. In baseball the Heston led attack powered a 7 to 6 victory over Detroit as the visitors rallied in the eighth inning to plate four hits and a sacrifice.
In Boston on August 6 Frankie Britt of Redford and Johnny Dundes of New York boxed a hard fought match. Phinnepnee Britto Weight and Soldier Bartheld of New York fought six rapid rounds to a draw. Harey Grey of Pittsburg won the popular decision over Lattlings Love Bey of New York. Sam Langford of Boston defeated Jack Thompson of Kansas City. Patsy Cline of New York defeated Hare Peres of Brooklyn in five to nine rounds.
New York Aug 6 The resignation of John K Tener president of the National League was received at league headquarters. He cites desire for a quicker selection of a successor and to avoid current commission complications. His departure clears the way for a harmonized plan for the proposed World Series schedule. Also notes his prior election in 1918 and provides context for the league’s leadership transition.
Detectives White and Powell arrested Tisor last night after a note from the suspect indicated he intended to kill the unnamed woman and then himself. A Colt automatic was seized during the arrest in a residence described as a father’s home.
The Daughters of Scotia and Welsh church members enjoyed picnics at Columbia Gardens last evening. A bagpipe, merriment, and dancing heightened the mood. A musical program increased interest and kept attendees from wanting to leave early.
The Nachtientes of Hamburg urges Germany to reject all prisoner exchange overtures. It argues Americans would gain special treatment, jeopardize other prisoners, and aid Allied recruiting. It also demands the release of Hamburg’s American steamship line and an end to anti German persecution in America, pending full prisoner release.
A fragment reports Mrs Violet Long, known as Rommywanca, chief controller of the British Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. She and her sister Mrs Long helped found the corps early in the war and on her last trip to France took over a detachment for the American army.
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